Switzerland is by far the wealthiest country on earth — these 5 charts show why

People living in Switzerland are by far the wealthiest of those
in any major economy around the world, and they are getting
richer, according to the latest Global Wealth Report from the
Credit Suisse Research Institute.

"The recently published Credit Suisse Research Institute’s
Global Wealth Report found that, in 2016, wealth per adult
stagnated at the global level. In contrast to the global
trend, Switzerland has seen an impressive development in wealth
per adult and has increased its distance from the runner-up
significantly. In 2000, the second wealthiest country
among major economies was the United States, lagging 11% behind
Switzerland. By 2007, the United Kingdom took over the
second position, but was still 16% behind
Switzerland. Currently, the second-wealthiest country in the
world as measured by wealth per adult, Australia, lags
Switzerland by 33%."

Contained within Credit Suisse's report on just how much richer
than the rest of the world Switzerland is, are several charts,
clearly illustrating the massive gap the nation has. We've picked
out the five most important charts below.

1. Average wealth per adult in Switzerland has increased
by 142% since 2000, compared to just 67% globally:

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2. The average Swiss adult enjoys a wealth of more than
$560,000, more than $200,000 above the next closest major
economy, the USA:

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Suisse

3. Median wealth per person (including children) is
more than double Switzerland's nearest rival, the UK:

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Suisse

4. Switzerland has a massively higher proportion of
adults worth more than $1 million than any other major
nation:

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Suisse

5. The gap between the wealthiest 10% of people in
Switzerland and elsewhere in the world is
staggering:Credit
Suisse

"In terms of personal wealth, our estimates show that, on
average, the Swiss are eleven times wealthier than the average
world citizen. They are approximately twice as wealthy as
citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom and France,
almost three times as wealthy as Germans and 25 times better off
than the average Chinese citizen," says Credit Suisse's report,
illustrating just how crazily rich the people of Switzerland are.